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syllable::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | language unit, linguistic unit |
| Has types | antepenultimate, penult, penultima, penultimate, reduplication, solfa syllable, ultima, antepenult, antepenultima |
| Derivation | syllabic, syllabicate, syllabify, syllabize |
the word `pocket' has two syllables.
Examples of syllable
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No conversation that starts out with those four single-syllable words ends well.
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They dissect the language syllable by syllable until it's divorced from reality.
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Another gender change adds an extra syllable to the chorus of this Whitney song.
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Depending on context, emphasis is placed either on the first or second syllable.
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Burmese names were originally one syllable, as in the cases of U Nu and U Thant.
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In the fricatives, the opposition does not occur at the beginning of a syllable.
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An Inuktitut syllable cannot contain more than one segment in the onset or coda.
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If a syllable has a high tone, for example, the pitch of the vowel will be high.
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Linking normal letters to confused sounds may lead to syllable-confused reading.
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- A unit of spoken language larger than a phoneme; "the word `pocket' has two syllables"
- (syllabled) pronounced in syllables
- Syllable is a free and open source operating system for Pentium and compatible processors. Its purpose is to create an easy-to-use desktop operating system for the home and small office user. It was forked from the stagnant AtheOS in July 2002.
- A unit of human speech that is interpreted by the listener as a single sound, although syllables usually consist of one or more vowel sounds, either alone or combined with the sound of one or more consonants; a word consists of one or more syllables; The written representation of a given ...
- (Syllables) The number of syllables for each of the 175 PNT target items, ranging from one to four.
- (Syllables) The phonological organization and segmentation of words in parts (hap-pi-ly, en-ter-tain-ment)
- (syllables) The smallest unit of speech spoken with one single sound.
- (1) An element of a syllabary. (2) A basic unit of articulation that corresponds to a pulmonary pulse.
- A sound structure usually consisting of a central vowel (V) such as /a:/, with one or more consonant (C) preceding or following it, such as /b/ or /k/ CV /ba:/ bar and VC /a:k/ ark. ...
